D CEO Lifetime Achievement Award
A reporter once asked me if I considered myself a Texan or an Oklahoman. I said: “Both.” But at D CEO’s 2018 Oil & Gas Dealmakers Awards, I was a Texan.
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Edward W. “Rusty” Rose Award
The Edward W. “Rusty” Rose Award, presented by the Great Investors’ Best Ideas Foundation (GIBI) in Dallas, is a lifetime award presented to an individual who has done the most to bring truth and transparency to public securities markets. Rusty Rose was a straight-talker and legendary investor. I knew him well, as he was one of the first to visit with me when I first moved to Dallas. This award is meant to carry on his legacy and memory, and his tenacity and passion in this arena. I am greatly honored to be its recipient this year.
Read more...KOCO News 5: ‘Booneism,’ Texas ranch and proud moments: T. Boone Pickens sits down for exclusive interview
I had a great time hosting Abigail Ogle at my Mesa Vista Ranch. I’m always eager to talk Booneisms with cameras rolling. Thanks for a great piece.
Read more...What If Saudi Arabia Slows Their Oil Spigot? Here’s A Two-Fold Solution For The U.S.
Tapping into and selling off the SPR should be action item one to keep blood flowing should the Saudis pinch the vein. In the meantime, we should be bolstering that independence from OPEC oil by improving our own energy infrastructure.
Read more...Government should not pick energy winners and losers
State government agencies across the country are finalizing plans to spend their share of a $2.7 billion settlement in the wake of the national Volkswagen emissions scandal, negotiated and settled by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration.
Read more...Center for Security Policy’s “Sacred Honor Award”
Last week, the Center for Security Policy held a ceremony for the 2018 Keeper of the Flame Award, presented annually since 1990 to an individual who has devoted their public career to the promotion and protection of freedom and “Peace Through Strength.” This year’s honoree was Rep. Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select … Continue reading Center for Security Policy’s “Sacred Honor Award”
Read more...Statement of Boone Pickens
Tomorrow night I will be taking my seat in my suite at a football stadium named in my honor. That’s hard to beat. In getting there, I will step off an elevator and begin a 50-yard walk to my suite and bypass the press box where, for the second year in a row, I will … Continue reading Statement of Boone Pickens
Read more...Universities shouldn’t be too quick to divest from fossil fuels
Transitioning to the ‘energy of tomorrow’ won’t happen overnight. We will need to take a more comprehensive approach.
Read more...Pickens Plan 10th Anniversary
July 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of when I launched the Pickens Plan to focus America’s attention on the need for an energy plan that addresses the national security threat posed by our crushing dependence on OPEC oil. The oil and gas industry has moved us ever closer to energy independence, and, 10 years later, our energy picture is brighter than it has been in decades.
Read more...T. Boone Pickens' 90th Birthday Celebration
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, friends and family gathered at the Dallas Country Club for T. Boone Pickens’ birthday celebration. Boone turned 90 years old on May 22.
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